Dune Messiah

I Really Liked It

'Dune Messiah' is a short yet fast-paced book that tells the story of Paul as both the messiah of the Fremen and the emperor of the universe. He struggles with his heavy spicy induce prescience, because he can see humanity's destruction. He is known as a tyrant for what he has done to the worlds who try to stand against the Bene Gesserit's uncontrollable Kwisatz Haderak. Irulan fights for love and for her birthright to bear the heir. Paul is forced to accept the gift of the ghola mentat Hayt, and endure his physical blindness from the stone burner. The conspiracy set against him by a Navigator, Face Dancer, and Reverend Mother unravels into surprising and dramatic events that'll bring the 'Children of Dune', the future of Arrakis turning lush and green, and the continuance of the religion of Paul of Messiah by the efforts of Alia. Paul is trapped by knowing the future. Irulan forced to accept no love or child from Paul, while it may her birthright to bear the heir she is only his wife in name. Can a ghola regain its past?

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I Recommend/I Really Liked It

'Dune Messiah' is a short yet fast-paced book that tells the story of Paul as both the messiah of the Fremen and the emperor of the universe. He struggles with his heavy spicy induce prescience, because he can see humanity's destruction. He is known as a tyrant for what he has done to the worlds who try to stand against the Bene Gesserit's uncontrollable Kwisatz Haderak. Irulan fights for love and for her birthright to bear the heir. Paul is forced to accept the gift of the ghola mentat Hayt, and endure his physical blindness from the stone burner. The conspiracy set against him by a Navigator, Face Dancer, and Reverend Mother unravels into surprising and dramatic events that'll bring the 'Children of Dune', the future of Arrakis turning lush and green, and the continuance of the religion of Paul of Messiah by the efforts of Alia. Paul is trapped by knowing the future. Irulan forced to accept no love or child from Paul, while it may her birthright to bear the heir she is only his wife in name. Can a ghola regain its past?

Bored

Not sure what it was about this installment but it really drug along and I stopped about halfway. I really enjoyed the first book in the Dune series and of course, the movies and tv show but this was lost on me. I know it's a gap closer for Dune and God Emperor of Dune but I think I can live without completing it.

An underrated sequel

Even though this may be the shortest book in the series. i think it is underrated sequel. some people think it is too short and boring. I liked it. I thought it was a good sequel to dune. it seemed to touch on more profound ideas to me. It was fun returning to Maud dib. the ending is a surprise. also, this book pretty much sets up the third book,Children Of Dune.

Dune Messiah, the Dune Chronicles, Book 2

Paul is now the Emperor of the universe, and he is worshipped as a God, by all on Dune. This is further complicated by him battling other planets to bow to him and his sister's attributes to his godliness. Alia is also troubled because she can not see the future that Paul so easily sees and is not able to avoid. There is a plot out against Paul's life, and the Bene Gesserit are determined to salvage his blood line.

Dune Messiah

This is a great book. The only problem I had with it is that it seemed to jump around a bit causing some confusion to what was going on. I've never read anything like it that's for sure. I would recommend the book.

In the Shadow of a Prophecy, a Destiny is About to Be Fulfilled

Dune Messiah contains all of the power and captivation of Dune, yet has exceeded the original in intelectual stimulation and sheer excitement. While Dune focused more upon the ascention of Maud'dib, Dune Messiah concentrates upon the beginning of the fulfillment of his destiny as the Kwiswatz Haderach and his fateful yet necesssary demise. I hate to say it, but this one's better than the classic if anything, it'll make you think, and perhaps, rethink, most of what you know about Paul Atreides and the enigmatic land Arrakis, known as Dune.

Dune Messiah-Best of the DUNE sequels

An okay book, I enjoyd it, but...It lacked the Magic of DUNE.

Dune Messiah was kewl

I'd like to let you all know that Dune Messiah is a great book. It really shows how the belief in the religion and the Oracle determines the fate of people. And if they don't like what is predetermined they do what they can to take a different path for better or worse.

The reason why many find it boring and disappointing is because...

Dune Messiah: known to people as 'a real stinker', or 'a wonderful novel'. Why do those who say it is horrible think this way? It is because this small novel holds BIG messages. Those who think this novel sucks are blind to what this book really holds. It is very complex in writing, and ignorant beings just can't read it. You truly cannot read the Dune series and skip this book, it isn't possible. Frank Herbert is a true genious, and this book IS as much of the series as DUNE is. I do not recommend it, I tell you to read it. If you don't read this book, then you are not a true Dune fan, that is the truth of it. This relatively small novel is too important to skip for all you REAL fans. Get ready for a philosophical roller-coaster...

Dune Messiah

Dune Messiah By: Frank Herbert Report by: Doug Glynn The book I read was called Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert in his many books about Dune. In this book Paul Atrites has taken over the empire. He took it from the Landshire house and they were really aggravated at his actions. Not only was the Landshire angry everyone else was angry because Paul in Dune, the first of the trilogy, had Jihad agents the Empire and a lot of the Houses. Many people were trying to kill Paul because they hated him and his religion. This book was exciting to read and another best book on my list. It was exciting because of the constant action and multiple plots. For example people were trying to plot agents the Atrites house. Sometimes the Reverend Mother would talk to Irulan to see if she could get Paul to sleep with her so they could produce another human male that could see into the future. The plot around China was also interesting, if she could make it throw the birth witch she didn¿t want to do it in the first place but she changes her mind and knew it would be best for the Family and to give Paul a son would be amazing and he would love her more then he loved her when she was not pregnant. Then, Paul realized that when she would give birth that China won¿t make it through and he asks himself if he should I tell her that she is going to die! The writing style is the same as the last book because it was the same author Frank Herbert. I loved how he would change from character to character in different chapters. One example was when Paul was talking to China and then it would go to Ali talking to Duncan. The author¿s writing style is great but sometimes might get a little confusing. For example Frank Herbert would talk about Ali and voices in her head which doesn¿t make sence but she was pre-born then talk about Ali talking to Duncan the dead person brought back to life by the Ix (a group of people/planet) Handy work witch makes a lot of since later one in the book. This is one of the best books I have ever read in my life time. If I had to rate this book I would give it twenty out of ten. I would rate this book twenty out of ten because the plot was amazing. It was a kind of plot that makes you not want to put down the book. Another reason this was a great book is that Frank Herbert put such great detail in to these character. One example would be ¿with the hood on and my still suit mask covering my face I look like a desert freman.¿ I could feel like I was standing right next to the character and talk to him and grab him. This was a great book and another great book in the series. I had a lot of fun reading this during class and at home. I suggest this to any one who what¿s an amazing read after the first book Dune. If any ones decide to read this book and have any Questions about this book you can ask me if I¿m not reading

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fantastic

This book is amazing. It takes a little while to get going but it pays off. If you plan on reading the other dune books, then this contains to much information to skip.

Very intense and exciting but....

I'm a big fan of sci-fi sagas and fantasies and must say when I read the first thirty pages of this book I couldn't put it down.However somewhere along the way the intensity simmers down and you get this subplot of Paul's wife intriguing against him.Towards the end it draws to quite a bit of an anti-climax.It's a worthy read if you're a follower of the series.As a first for me it didn't really give me the urge to follow up on the preceding and succeeding titles.

Awe Inspiring and Captivating

After I read Dune, I needed to satisfy my un-quenched thirst for literary entertainment. Dune Messiah not only succeeds in doing this, but its profound messages twisted my senses unlike the original. Duncan Idaho/Hayt's choice to turn on his maker is undoutedly one of the classic moments in the entire saga. EVERY MAN HAS A CHOICE. That is very important. Though it was a bit tedious, I highly enjoyed reading it.

Slow, but a beautiful ending.

Dune Messiah was destined to be a letdown. There is no way a sequel could be as good as the original when the original is such a masterpiece as Dune was. Herbert put together another great book here, however. It's slow, but if you hang in there you will be treated to a great ending.

I only read 46 pages, stopped reading!

I read only 46 pages and found myself totally board by this book. I haven't picked it up since, and since I just finished Children Of Dune (which gives a slight overview of this book) I have no reason to pick it up again. If you enjoy the writing style of Dune over a Star Trek/Buffy/Angel Novelazation I'd HIGHLY advise you to just skip this book and continue to Children Of Dune where Paul Muad'dib's prophecies actually take place.

Weak Start, Strong Finish

Frank Herberts awesome Dune Chronicles continue with the spectacular Dune sequel, Dune Messiah. Taking place 12 years after the original, the man Paul Atreides, aka Muad'Dib and Usul, is now the Galactic Emperor. His mother Jessica is Reverend Mother and his sister Alia has a cult following. He is married to a woman he does not love, (the Princess Irulan who chronicled the original) and his real lover Chani, is his concubine. The book opens with an exerpt from an interview with a historian sentenced to death. It turns out that during the 12 years that we missed, Pauk/Muad'Did/Usul has become some sort of Jr. Nazi and has murdered some 61 billion people. There is a conspiracy going on between an oracle named Edric, a "Face Dancer" named Scytale, the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohaim, and the Princess Irulan to overthrow Muad'Dib. They plan on using a ghola, a sort of resurrected self of the former soldier Duncan Idaho to kill the Emperor. Like many of the other reviewers, I felt that there were many important events that were chronicled bumpily. I felt that the plot really didn't really pick up until page 240, but that was more than 2/3 of the book! Even though it was a little plotless, I enjoyed DM from the beginning and I think I kind of knew it could be no Dune. I came to the end of Dune Messiah angry because there was nothing left to read. My dad refused to take me to BN and I am going today. Although 'Messiah' was slow at times, it is required reading if you want to read the whole series. I hope that the next Dune novel "Children of Dune" will have more action and adventure and will hold my attention more that this one.

WOW! Dune at its best.

This book was just as good as Dune maybe more. You learn what power does to people and how they can shape the universe. Plus the chilling polt to kill Paul Atreides, how he goes blind and yet can see. If you love deep plots? This is your book!

Almost as good as the first

If Dune was about a planet Messiah is about characters. And how interesting they are! I could understand the feelings of the characters in this book better than the one in Dune. Hayt/Duncan is probably the most compeling character of the series.

Shoulda stopped at Dune

For many years I watched and enjoyed the movie Dune. I made the decision to read the book series because people said it was so much more detailed and much better. I liked the first novel very much but felt the movie had justifiably removed all the unnecessary junk. The second novel Dune Messiha would have made a 5 min movie because its entirely unnecessary junk. It's been like pulling teeth to get to the 3rd book if I ever get interested enough again to buy it.